Halter-tie regulator and securer.



No. 716,387. Patented Dec. 23, |902. J. C. COVERT.

E HALTER TIE REGULATOR AND SECUBER.

(Applxcation fnl Dec. 30, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UETTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. COVER'F, OF VATERVLIET, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO COVERTMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERVLIET, NEW YORK, A CORPO- RATION OF NEWYORK.

4HALTER-TIE REGULATOR AND SECURER.

'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 716,387, datedDecember 23, 1902. Application filed December 30,1901. Serial No.87,766. (No model.)

''o @ZZ who/m if; may concern.-

Beit known that I, JAMES C.v COVERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tater- Vliet, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halter-TieRegulators and Securers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to an improvement in halter-tie regulators andsecurers; and it is embodied in the construction and arrangement ofparts presently to be described, and defined in the claims.

The invention is designed more particularly for use in stalls whereinfloor-feeding is practiced and also in such cases where a tie of unusuallength is required. Heretofore numerous devices have been suggested fortaking up the slack in halter-ties and for maintaining the tie taut atall times when in use for the purpose of preventing the animal fromgetting its leg over the tie. So far as I am aware such devices havebeen more or less complicated in construction, large, cumbersome, andare not well adapted for commercial manufacture and general application.Especially is such the case in what is known as the weighted type ofdevice. In the weighted type of regulating and securing device theconstructions heretofore have been such as to prohibit a ready cleaningor removal of accumulations in the casing containing the weight, andthereby rendering the device practically ineffective.

My invention is designed to overcome the objections existing in theweighted type of securing and regulating device and to so construct thesame that it may be easily manufactured, shipped, and secured in place;thatv it may be taken apart with but little trouble for cleansingpurposes; a device that will permit of the insertion ot' commercialmaterial for lengthening or shortening the weight-containing casing, andto further improve the device for purposes hereinafter to be stated.

In the drawings is shown a form of securing and regulating device whichhas proven eminently satisfactory; but various changes can be madewithout departing from the nature and principle of the invention.

In the said drawings, Figure lis a perspective view. Fig. 2 is avertical section, and Fig. 3 is a modified form of weight.

A designates a support of any desired fol'- lnation, but which isusually the head wall of a stall. On this support is secured a castingor bracket B, having a seating-recess b in its upper face convenientlyof circular form. The base of the bracket at the center. of the recessis perforated, as at b', said perforation serving as a vent for thepassage or escape of material entering the device, as presently to` bestated. On the opposite end of the casting B are lugs b2, through whichsuitable securing means can be placed into the support.

In the seat formed by the recess in the bracket B is loosely placed thelower end of a cylinder C, conveniently formed of commercial pipe. Thelength of the cylinder is determined by the extent of movement to beallowed the horse, and a pipe of shorter or greater length may bereadily substituted when desired.

C designates a top bracket having a hollow center and formed with acircular seat c in its underface fashioned to tit the upper end of thepipe or cylinder, and thus serve as a means for securing the latter inplace. The rear wall of the casting or bracket C is provided withsecuring-lugs c', through which fastening means may be passed. The frontwall of the casting is cut away from the point slightly above the seat,as shown, and the side walls are carried forward to form ears C",projecting slightly beyond the plane of the front wall.

D designates a pulley mounted on the pin d, secured in the ears C. YThis pulley conveniently has a V-shaped periphery, the flanges of whichare formed at their edges with rounded surfaces, the purpose of which isto prevent the same from cutting or wearing the tie. While I have shownthe groove of the pulley as \/shaped, such a construction is intendedmore particularly for use in connection with a rope or chain tie, butwhere a strap-tie is to be employed the groove in IOO the pulley may beof different form, as is obvious. As shown, the diameter of thepulley-flanges are such as to cause them to project upwardly andoutwardly beyond the edgesof the ears, so as to present a moving surfacebeyond the stationary surface of the casting.

E designates a weight fitting loosely in the cylinder and normallyresting on the lower bracket of the casting B at the bottom of the seattherein. To this Weight is attached the tie F, conveniently, by asnap-hook f. To provide a ready means for attaching the tie to the snap,a hollow ball-shaped head f is formed on the snap, the same having openopposite sides. The tie after being passed through the head is knottedat its end, which knot is thereafter drawn into the hollow head and isthus protected against wear by coming in contact with the cylinder-wallsduring its movement therein. It will also be observed that by thisconstruction the tie can be readily adjusted to various lengths. Toprovide a securing device or stop for the weight, I conveniently placethe pulley relatively to the back wall of the casting C', so that aspace is left of a dimension or diameter less in extent than that of thehead f, so that as the weight is drawn up the head is brought intocontact with the pulley and the casting, and as the pulley is freelymovable any wedging or binding of the ball-shaped head is prevented,while the bracket and pulley serve well the purpose of a stop. The tiepasses over the pulley, and owing to the V-shaped form of the groovewhen the ropetie is used the rope is wedged into the groove and forcesthe pulley to revolve, thus preventing the slip of the tie over thesurface, which would tend to wear the same unnecessarily.

In operation the tie in being drawn out passes over the pulley, andshould the pull be other than a straight outward pull the tie will rideon the rounded edges of the pulley, and thus be prevented from catchingor Wearing. The weight will draw the tie back as soon as pressure isreleased therefrom in an obvious manner; but should dirt enter thecylinder it would necessarily impede the movement of the weight. Toavoid this, I

have provided the opening in the casting B, which will permit the escapeof finer particles of dirt. In the event of straw or larger particles ofdirt entering the cylinder it is only necessary to remove one of thesecuringbrackets, and inasmuch as the cylinder-pipe is loosely held itcan be easily taken down and cleansed. In this connection it is to beunderstood the invention is not limited to loosely placing the pipe orcylinder in the seats, although I have found it a very convenient mannerof securing the same.

By forming the seats for the pipe ends as described the pipe is heldrigidly in position against longitudinal movement and cannot escape fromthe bracket.

A modification of the weightis shown in Fig. 3, wherein the hollowball-shaped head is formed directly on the weight, thereby dispensingwith the use of a hook.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described the combination with a lowerbracket having securing-ears and a hanged seat, of an upper brackethaving securing-ears and a fianged seat, a pulley mounted in the upperbracket and a detachable pipe-section fiXedly between the bracketshaving its ends seated in the seats.

2. In a device of the character described the combination with a lowerbracket having securing-ears, a perforation in its base and a flangedseat, of an upper bracket having securing-ears and a anged seat,a pulleymounted in the upper bracket and a detachable pipe-section fiXedlybetween the brackets having its ends seated in the seats.

3. In a device of the character described, l

JAMES C. COVERT.

Witnesses:

L. S. BACON, K. E. MoN'rAeUE.

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